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transliterate

[ trans-lit-uh-reyt, tranz- ]

verb (used with object)

transliterated, transliterating.
  1. to change (letters, words, etc.) into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language:

    to transliterate the Greek Χ as ch.



transliterate

/ ٰæԳˈɪəˌɪ /

verb

  1. tr to transcribe (a word, etc, in one alphabet) into corresponding letters of another alphabet

    the Greek word λογοσ can be transliterated as ``logos''

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ٰԲˈٱˌٴǰ, noun
  • ˌٰԲٱˈپDz, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ٰԲ····پDz [trans-lit-, uh, -, rey, -sh, uh, n, tranz-], noun
  • ٰԲ····ٴǰ noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of transliterate1

First recorded 1860–65; trans- + Latin lītter(a), litter(a) letter 1 + -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of transliterate1

C19: trans- + -literate , from Latin īٳٱ letter
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Example Sentences

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The city has asked translators to furnish names that are transliterated, a process that more closely approximates English pronunciations.

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There’s a word in Japanese that transliterates to “komorebi” and refers to a phenomenon for which there is no single word in English: the quality of light as it filters through foliage.

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She remembered seeing that her mother had transliterated the words in her score for Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” into Chinese, so that she could pronounce them correctly.

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In it, a verse by Grade in transliterated Yiddish alludes to both his affection and ambivalence.

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We transcribed every handwritten name on the lists into a database, transliterating them from Arabic to English.

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